Evaluation of noises in different government hospitals of Khorramabad in winter 2017

Kamarei, Bahram and Khoshnamvand, Nahid and Daraei, Ahmad Reza and Delfan, Omid (2017) Evaluation of noises in different government hospitals of Khorramabad in winter 2017. Journal of Biomedicine and Health, 2 (3). pp. 19-27.

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Abstract

Background: One of the physical factors in the hospital environment is the sound. The sound can interfere with comfort and normal activities of patients. An annoying sound can prevent the proper staffing of the hospital in the direction of the patient's activities. The aim of this study was to measure noise pollution level in various parts of government hospitals in Khorramabad city.Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study. Sound at the hospital was measured at two times in the morning and in the evening. The sound was measured by digital sound level meter models CEL440. Collected Data with were analyzed using MS excel and SPSS 22 (ANOVA and T test).Results: The mean of sound equivalent level was obtained in Dialysis, Cardiac admission, Admission to men, internal admission of men, Admission to children, ICU, CCU, NICU of Shahid Rahimi Hospital. And the ICU section and Cardiac of Shahid Madani hospital. The highest and lowest sound level were in parts of NICU and CCU, respectively.Conclusion: The findings showed that there was a significant relationship (Pvalue<0.001) between the measured level of sound at the time and place of most parts. Sound level was higher in the morning than the evening. The measured sound was significantly relationship in the two hospital. Also, The measured sound was higher than the standards (35 dB), which seems to have to take control measures in this regard.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Saeed Shoja
Date Deposited: 18 Feb 2018 09:40
Last Modified: 18 Feb 2018 09:40
URI: http://eprints.medsab.ac.ir/id/eprint/56

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